Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking any current diagnosed condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims are well grounded and remands the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and a social and industrial survey.

The Board found no current diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenic reaction and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, including a VA examination report indicating that it is at least as likely as not that any diagnosed psychiatric disorder pre-existing service was aggravated by service. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, neuropsychiatric condition and headache secondary to a pterygium. The claim for increased evaluation of pterygium was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his current disabilities to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The decision is being denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original decisions.

The Board finds that the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is not well grounded, and thus denied. The claim for a compensable evaluation for PTSD also results in a denial.

The Board finds that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was incurred in or related to active service and grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The VA denied increased evaluations for paranoid-type schizophrenia and malaria. The veteran's paranoid-type schizophrenia is currently rated at 30 percent, while his malaria has no current disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder and residuals of right hand injury, as well as an increased evaluation for lumbar paravertebral myositis. The veteran's claims were not well-grounded.

The veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder was denied, and the RO awarded nonservice-connected pension benefits effective December 12, 1994. The veteran contends that the effective date should be earlier.

The appeal is dismissed as the underlying effective date claim is moot due to a grant of clear and unmistakable error in an April 1990 Board decision, which effectively eliminated the decrease from 100 percent to 70 percent.

The Board has found clear and unmistakable error in the April 1990 decision that reduced the veteran's schizophrenia disability rating from 100% to 70%. The effective date of the restoration is August 1, 1987.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left knee disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder are not well grounded.,However, the claim of service connection for residuals of a head injury with memory loss is well grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The appeal is pending and requires further development to determine if there were verified in-service stressors that could support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that the evidence did not show a current diagnosis of such a condition and that any existing conditions were not linked to service.

The veteran's fiduciary is disbursing $1200 a month plus a Christmas allowance to the appellant, who is the veteran's spouse. The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has denied the request for an apportionment of the veteran's VA benefits on behalf of his spouse due to the fiduciary reasonably discharging the responsibilities of the veteran for the support of his spouse.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders are not related to his military service and did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The evidence does not support service connection.